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But is it Star Wars anymore? I'm inclined to say Andor is it's own thing, hard Sci-Fi made for adults. It's what Star Wars could be, can be. Like Empire Strikes Back. *** Clone Wars the animated series has some of the best SW ever, but it's lenghty. I'm sure you'll find a list of essential episodes online. I wound up watching all of it because, well, it do be like that sumtimes. However, the abbreviated watch guide that last I knew was official (so still is AFAIK) is, er, right there.↓ I kind of paid attention to the guide while I watched all of it to see how much I agreed with and I think for the most part it's good. Missed a couple things but the idea is that it's short...er. Seasons 5-7 were awesome, should rewatch those some time now I think of it.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 17, 2024 8:01:10 GMT
Speaking of long running animation…Archer season…9? I think?
This dreamland thing is getting weird..and a little boring. I’m assuming Archer is in a coma in LA somewhere?
However, after so many episodes I am finding that I almost shadow writing half the punchlines in real time as episodes progress.
Shut up. I mean… And also…
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Speaking of long running animation…Archer season…9? I think? This dreamland thing is getting weird..and a little boring. I’m assuming Archer is in a coma in LA somewhere? However, after so many episodes I am finding that I almost shadow writing half the punchlines in real time as episodes progress. Shut up. I mean… And also… Dreamland (whichever season it is) is where I bowed out. I just wasn't laughing anymore. Got stale.
First few seasons were fun, very quotable, one of the pharmacy techs I worked with had a dolphin puppet and loved Pam.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 17, 2024 20:22:52 GMT
Speaking of long running animation…Archer season…9? I think? This dreamland thing is getting weird..and a little boring. I’m assuming Archer is in a coma in LA somewhere? However, after so many episodes I am finding that I almost shadow writing half the punchlines in real time as episodes progress. Shut up. I mean… And also… Dreamland (whichever season it is) is where I bowed out. I just wasn't laughing anymore. Got stale.
First few seasons were fun, very quotable, one of the pharmacy techs I worked with had a dolphin puppet and loved Pam.
That's the thing...this is the third season of it. I would like for Archer to awake from his coma and start drinking heavily from the IV drip, finger raised.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 17, 2024 21:16:23 GMT
Watched episodes 2 & 3 of Supacell.
E2 was very heavy on the gang-banger character, who has all of the really hard to follow-accented supporting characters, so it was a harder watch. That said, by the end of E3, a few of the mains have come together and the view of 'what is really going on' has become a bit clearer.
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Watched episodes 2 & 3 of Supacell. E2 was very heavy on the gang-banger character, who has all of the really hard to follow-accented supporting characters, so it was a harder watch. That said, by the end of E3, a few of the mains have come together and the view of 'what is really going on' has become a bit clearer. If I try it and I don't like it I'll just blame it all on you and ask for a refund.
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Legend of Fei. Chinese wuxia This drama follows the usual format of the old wuxia tv dramas which is a good thing because there's hardly any circus flying and flashy nonsense. It's plain old weapon fights, secret weapons, poisons and Chi gong. Even if the sword play isn't up to the old standard of sword dancing, it's still good. The plot is also typical; baddie out to rule the world and cons his fellowers to die for him. Youngsters stumbling on their first look of the world and learning how to survive. The female MC's discerning talent, intelligence and honest, compassionate personality lead to a few grandmasters to teach her the skills of their sects but she later understands why they chose to do so. The other main and secondary characters are all good which lead to an enjoyable watch. The ending, is of course, good which is a very nice bonus. The Princess Wei Young, Chinese period drama I've watched this before but I remember bits of it. Sometimes I confused a drama with another. Anyway, I recall this ends well so it'll be another good watch.
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Re-watched this movie ( Aquaman ) and this movie has the worst villain of all this guy v it's even worse then Jar Jar Binks ( not a villain of course in case you didn't know ) and that says it all. The movie is watchable and i really like the spark between Amber and Jason. One more thing but ... uh did they place an order at toys "R" us ( before the company got bankrupt ).
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Post by AngryFrozenWater on Jul 18, 2024 10:06:32 GMT
In the last few months I have watched the complete series of Star Trek Enterprise, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space 9, and the 13 movies. All on DVD and Blu Ray. Of all the series, I like Voyager best. I dislike DS9. Too much religion and the space station is too static. It is more of a soap opera than a space opera. I think the latest 3 movies are the worst. Too much action to the point that it makes me dizzy. Currently I am watching the original series. The original series is worse than I imagined. It must have been a cheap series, because the women's skirts were non-existent. That series was also the funniest and one of the few SF/musical hybrids. Uhura has a great voice. So far I saw her singing twice.
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In the last few months I have watched the complete series of Star Trek Enterprise, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space 9, and the 13 movies. All on DVD and Blu Ray. Of all the series, I like Voyager best. I dislike DS9. Too much religion and the space station is too static. It is more of a soap opera than a space opera. I think the latest 3 movies are the worst. Too much action to the point that it makes me dizzy. Currently I am watching the original series. The original series is worse than I imagined. It must have been a cheap series, because the women's skirts were non-existent. That series was also the funniest and one of the few SF/musical hybrids. Uhura has a great voice. So far I saw her singing twice. Well uh ... that's a loooooong sit ... a few hundred hours at least i think. My favorite is Deep Space 9 i do agree with you though that it is to much religion my second favorite is Voyager. The reason that i liked DS9 more is ... i liked the characters more. There is a possibility that you have to hide now when you said "the original series is worse than i imagined" i'm not sure if there are real "Trekkies" here. Yeah the person who came up with those skirts must have bin a real pervert.
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BoysS4 finale MM, "fuck it." MM, "...so, fuck it." Annie, "fuck it." *** I liked Hughie's forgiveness/mercy speech there. ***
"He raped her!"
Couple episodes ago I was wondering how that'd go. Welp. Grace yelling it at Ryan wasn't exactly the best way to find out.
The Ryan-rollercoaster continues next season, apparently.
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Firecracker getting sick started to make me think you're on to something there with the "milk poisoning" but they didn't really go anywhere with it, it seems.
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Neuman. Wow.
Nice vicious-circle with the daughter there.
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All going according to plan.
Mhmm. We'll see how that works out, Sage.
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The takedowns at the end there were quite something. Got to see evil-bald telekinetic girl get Chekov's gunned back in, good call back. Poor Frenchie, hello again Gen V.
Quite the setup for their final season. Looking forward to it.
I'm assuming it'll be a while though. Probably get Gen V S2 in a year or so then the final season the year or so after that. Still, good stuff.
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The Princess Wei Young, Chinese period drama Finished the period drama. I skipped the parts that are not important. Now watching Novoland Pearl Eclipse, Chinese period drama I can't recall the reason why the male MC would agree to take in the pre-teen girl into his sect. She's the survivor of a fishing village that is forced to lure and kill mer-people for their pearls. Failure to do so is a death sentence from the Emperor. The villagers were massacred on the orders of a general and the girl was picked up by the male MC who was nearby. His sect works for the Emperor and provides intelligence and security. He told the girl she has two choices; live in his sect as a girl and she'll be safe. Live as a boy and not be safe. She chose to live as a boy and hence is taken as his apprentice. However, he knows she hates the Emperor and keeps a tight leash on her. Even so, she has made a few attempts to kill the Emperor.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jul 19, 2024 20:22:50 GMT
Finished The Acolyte last night. It wasn't horrible-awful, but it wasn't the best they've done either. It wasn't on the same level as Mandalorian, ANDOR, Bobba Fett or even Ahsoka. For one, the acting and script were laughable for most of the time....The best acting came from Li Jeung-Jai and even then at times I had to cringe. Mostly for me though, what was lacking was the grandeur and *punch* to the story- especially given the time period of the High Republic. I was expecting something more grandiose (especially considering...not having read any of the High Republic Comics, my only exposure to The HIgh Republic time period has been Jedi Survivor, which was amazing and intriguing and had me wanting more, always wondering). So when The Acolyte was announced to be set in that era, I was excited.
Then we got that. UGH. The most exciting part was seeing Yoda (albeit from the back of his head).
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Burned through a couple episodes of "Those About to Die" last night. Pretty good stuff. Wasn't onboard for a couple PoVs in ep1 but they pulled em together and got past a shaky start. The other PoVs were pretty interesting from the get-go. It's a mix between Gladiator, HBO's Rome, and STARZ's Spartacus: Boobs and Gore. (All of which I liked immensely.) The tone hews closer to Gladiator than Spartacus mostly, but some PoVs are a bit lighter. Cinematography also is closer to Gladiator and Rome rather than the stylized Spartacus shots and comic-book gore. Many of the plots and characters feel like they're lifted out of Spartacus and planted in HBO's Rome. Some of them are a bit tropey to start but everything seemed to get pulled together by end of ep2. More boobs-per-hour than Rome but fewer than Spartacus. Oh, Hober Mallow from the Foundation show is in there in a fairly major role. He's affecting quite the, er, accent, but somehow he's one of my favourites.
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Post by DragonKingReborn on Jul 19, 2024 22:35:44 GMT
BoysS4 finale MM, "fuck it." MM, "...so, fuck it." Annie, "fuck it." *** I liked Hughie's forgiveness/mercy speech there. *** "He raped her!" Couple episodes ago I was wondering how that'd go. Welp. Grace yelling it at Ryan wasn't exactly the best way to find out. The Ryan-rollercoaster continues next season, apparently.
*** Firecracker getting sick started to make me think you're on to something there with the "milk poisoning" but they didn't really go anywhere with it, it seems.
*** Neuman. Wow. Nice vicious-circle with the daughter there. *** Ahh, and there's Mr. Squiggles.
*** All going according to plan. Mhmm. We'll see how that works out, Sage. *** The takedowns at the end there were quite something. Got to see evil-bald telekinetic girl get Chekov's gunned back in, good call back. Poor Frenchie, hello again Gen V.
Quite the setup for their final season. Looking forward to it.
I'm assuming it'll be a while though. Probably get Gen V S2 in a year or so then the final season the year or so after that. Still, good stuff. Firecracker - yeah, I thought I was on to something, but ended up a bit of a nothing burger. She’s still around, though, and will presumably be milking herself for the Big Blue Psychopath in the final season, so it could still play a role. They touched on the pubes in a jar thing, which hadn’t been seen in a while. Evidence of him weakening? Just ageing? Either way, too much attention has been paid to that jar and its contents for it not to matter at all. Neumann - holy shit. See below. But for perpetuating cycles of abuse and trauma, that final scene with the daughter hits hard. Butcher/Mr Squiggles - I really thought her power would’ve been part of taking Homelander down. She couldn’t kill him alone, but weaken him? Guess not. There have been a lot of false prophets in this series for bringing Homelander down. I should have figured Intelligent Woman of Middle Eastern descent was going to be too poetic. ‘Kessler’ is definitely self aware to some extent, right? This transformation - Butcher’s apparent health and the calm, confident nature of Mr Squiggles deployment is too extreme a change for it simply to be Butcher winning the battle with his ‘better angels’. Smart, wrapped her head up first, so her eyes can’t pop his. The Shifter - “you’re a psychopath!” “Sociopath!!!” Love it. I mean, yes, there’s a difference, but the fact that it means so much to them is hilarious. Grace/Ryan - yeah, that went just about the worst way it possibly could have. Butcher seemed so close. He just about had Ryan ready to listen. Ah well, drama rates, I guess. Can’t help but feel for the kid, though. Accidentally killed his mum, now they want him to intentionally kill his - biological - father? Big ask, no question. Sage - well, she was playing 4D chess when everyone else was playing Connect 4. General - talk about clearing the board…Grace, Neumann, Singer, half of Vought. “Everyone is fucking named Ashley “. Speaking of…V was clearly doing something to her. Guess we wait. The Boys… only the ‘Super-abled’ remain in play. Butcher is off, grinning maniacally into his rear view mirror. Kimiko…unsure, but Frenchie is definitely under the thumb. Annie…interesting that she could do that without a big charge up like in the S3 finale. Speaking of S3 - kind of a bit surprised Homelander didn’t just laser Soldier Boy to death the moment he saw his face. Overall - fantastic. Again. Continues to be one of the best things on screen. One complaint (other than Frenchie/Kimiko’s plot this season, which we’ve been over and I won’t rehash) is the dumbing down of the political message. I liked it better when the fascists didn’t know they were the butt of the joke. The January 6th plot was so on the nose. I get the message. I agree with the message. I just wish they played it smarter, like they did in earlier seasons.
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It's surprise spoilers below. If you can't guess what it is don't open it. They touched on the pubes in a jar thing, which hadn’t been seen in a while. Evidence of him weakening? Just ageing? Either way, too much attention has been paid to that jar and its contents for it not to matter at all. Good point. I still don't have any theories on that jar. Hmm. Literally as I am thinking of it, Soldier Boy. He's... not really ageing right? Is that because of cryo, or because he doesn't? I can't recall if that's explained or not. Anyways, I got nothing solid. *** ‘Kessler’ is definitely self aware to some extent, right? It must be. Question is, is it the one making Butcher sick so he does what it wants? If it can just make him better, then...? Follow up being, why does it want that in the first place? Because Butcher did and it basically "grew up" in Butcher? Remember a bit ago I was mentioning that V may very well be power that literally corrupts. Bringing out the worst of their behaviours and inclinations. Like, logically speaking the V is suicidal right now. If you take it to the nth degree. Mr. Squiggles, who for all intents and purposes is V wants a weapon capable of destroying all V'd up people? ? I still think it's Butcher fighting Butcher, but Butcher's worst parts got superpowers and he didn't. I just don't know how much sapience Mr. Squiggles brings. (Apparently a lot though so again, dunno.) *** I'm miss Neuman, her character bridged an interesting gap between the Boys and their various antagonists. Her and Hughie had a line to each other that both used fairly frequently, given they were on opposite sides most of the time. She was a good actress and just worked the role well. And frankly I liked that she wasn't a good guy but did some good here and there. That she was clearly not "entirely" a bad guy. She had motives and sunk low but not as far as she could've. Good characterization. *** “you’re a psychopath!” “Sociopath!!!” Love it. I mean, yes, there’s a difference, but the fact that it means so much to them is hilarious. Heh, when the "them" pronoun is entirely way too on-point. I feel like there's a potential reveal in who they actually are. Either it's going to be a child, or someone who is 90yrs old, kinda thing. I rather like the idea of a shifter who is so old they've kind of forgotten they're old. *** Can’t help but feel for the kid, though. Accidentally killed his mum Huh, that just clicked something for me. Grace was being motherly to him, "you're all I have left" or somesuch line. Then he kills her too. Interesting parallel there. *** talk about clearing the board…Grace, Neumann, Singer, half of Vought. “Everyone is fucking named Ashley “. Speaking of…V was clearly doing something to her. Guess we wait. Ashley's superpower better be something creative, that's all I gotta say. With Neuman dead that leaves the door wide open for Edgar. Wonder if he'll be in for another collab with The Boys to topple supe-marshall law. *** kind of a bit surprised Homelander didn’t just laser Soldier Boy to death the moment he saw his face. I can see why not, guys a walking meatbag of daddy issues. Particularly after his "betrayal" by Ryan. *** I liked it better when the fascists didn’t know they were the butt of the joke. The January 6th plot was so on the nose. I get the message. I agree with the message. I just wish they played it smarter, like they did in earlier seasons. I honestly think this was dumbed down for the American election. Genuinely. They had to make some clear lines. So I understand why they did it. Also it's one of their last seasons so I suspect the writing room is going to continue to get more hamfisted when it comes to explaining the overall message they want to get out. Now, that said. I don't watch entertainment to be reminded of that shit. They did it well, very well, but some parts were a hard watch and not in the good way. *** Oh yeah, poor MM. Guy's primary antagonist is a muthafuckin' giant penis. Betcha wish you were on that plane w/wife/daughter now, ey?
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It's surprise spoilers below. If you can't guess what it is don't open it. They touched on the pubes in a jar thing, which hadn’t been seen in a while. Evidence of him weakening? Just ageing? Either way, too much attention has been paid to that jar and its contents for it not to matter at all. Good point. I still don't have any theories on that jar. Hmm. Literally as I am thinking of it, Soldier Boy. He's... not really ageing right? Is that because of cryo, or because he doesn't? I can't recall if that's explained or not. Anyways, I got nothing solid. *** ‘Kessler’ is definitely self aware to some extent, right? It must be. Question is, is it the one making Butcher sick so he does what it wants? If it can just make him better, then...? Follow up being, why does it want that in the first place? Because Butcher did and it basically "grew up" in Butcher? Remember a bit ago I was mentioning that V may very well be power that literally corrupts. Bringing out the worst of their behaviours and inclinations. Like, logically speaking the V is suicidal right now. If you take it to the nth degree. Mr. Squiggles, who for all intents and purposes is V wants a weapon capable of destroying all V'd up people? ? I still think it's Butcher fighting Butcher, but Butcher's worst parts got superpowers and he didn't. I just don't know how much sapience Mr. Squiggles brings. (Apparently a lot though so again, dunno.) *** I'm miss Neuman, her character bridged an interesting gap between the Boys and their various antagonists. Her and Hughie had a line to each other that both used fairly frequently, given they were on opposite sides most of the time. She was a good actress and just worked the role well. And frankly I liked that she wasn't a good guy but did some good here and there. That she was clearly not "entirely" a bad guy. She had motives and sunk low but not as far as she could've. Good characterization. *** “you’re a psychopath!” “Sociopath!!!” Love it. I mean, yes, there’s a difference, but the fact that it means so much to them is hilarious. Heh, when the "them" pronoun is entirely way too on-point. I feel like there's a potential reveal in who they actually are. Either it's going to be a child, or someone who is 90yrs old, kinda thing. I rather like the idea of a shifter who is so old they've kind of forgotten they're old. *** Can’t help but feel for the kid, though. Accidentally killed his mum Huh, that just clicked something for me. Grace was being motherly to him, "you're all I have left" or somesuch line. Then he kills her too. Interesting parallel there. *** talk about clearing the board…Grace, Neumann, Singer, half of Vought. “Everyone is fucking named Ashley “. Speaking of…V was clearly doing something to her. Guess we wait. Ashley's superpower better be something creative, that's all I gotta say. With Neuman dead that leaves the door wide open for Edgar. Wonder if he'll be in for another collab with The Boys to topple supe-marshall law. *** kind of a bit surprised Homelander didn’t just laser Soldier Boy to death the moment he saw his face. I can see why not, guys a walking meatbag of daddy issues. Particularly after his "betrayal" by Ryan. *** I liked it better when the fascists didn’t know they were the butt of the joke. The January 6th plot was so on the nose. I get the message. I agree with the message. I just wish they played it smarter, like they did in earlier seasons. I honestly think this was dumbed down for the American election. Genuinely. They had to make some clear lines. So I understand why they did it. Also it's one of their last seasons so I suspect the writing room is going to continue to get more hamfisted when it comes to explaining the overall message they want to get out. Now, that said. I don't watch entertainment to be reminded of that shit. They did it well, very well, but some parts were a hard watch and not in the good way. *** Oh yeah, poor MM. Guy's primary antagonist is a muthafuckin' giant penis. Betcha wish you were on that plane w/wife/daughter now, ey? Butcher The word “some” in “some extent” is doing a lot of heavy lifting, right? As for the V being suicidal, it could be that its limited sapience is informed by Butcher’s own psyche. Calling the man self-destructive is like suggesting that Homelander is ‘a bit’ unstable. Either way, this shit is gonna have nuts in it before that plot line is played out. The Shifter I was *this* close to saying They/Them Kimiko - forgot to mention…. So…that was her red line. Frenchie being carried off by Mind Fucker and not turning to her loosens her tongue. Not gonna lie, I half expected a Black Bolt moment. Would have been pure Boys. The voluntarily mute character has a murder voice that no one knew about.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jul 20, 2024 2:37:44 GMT
That figures about HALO. They (Networks) cancel all good shows in favour of shows the Big Brother, Amazing Race....these so-called 'reality shows' (which are scripted AF).
Dont know what it's like elsewhere on the globe, but here....they are always canceling shows, good shows, like HALO, like Marco Polo (I know the reasons behind Marco Polo...several deaths of Crew) but shows people actually want to watch are always canned in favour of shows like Big Brother...which is one of the stupidest, nonsensical, mind-numbingly assinine shows on any Network.
So Im disappointed about HALO but it does not surprise me one bit.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2024 3:06:52 GMT
So Im disappointed about HALO but it does not surprise me one bit. As adaptations go it honestly wasn't good. It felt like they adapted a script the writers previously had to the Halo franchise, rather than adapting Halo to the screen. That doesn't mean I didn't like it, and would've happily gotten an S3, but I am also "colour me not surprised." I mean, it's Paramount. They're axing everything they can. I wasn't even sure if Star Trek: Strange New Worlds would make it after Lower Decks got nuked and that's saiyan something.
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Edit: PS: I didn't know about deaths on the Marco Polo cast. That's interesting, I liked that show too. I just figured it was obscenely expensive to make.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Jul 20, 2024 10:34:55 GMT
Novoland Pearl Eclipse, Chinese period drama Just as well I forgot the complete plot line except that I know it's a good ending. The male MC's long term plans towards settling the tribal clans raging along the border of the empire was never made clear until the last few eps. He took a gamble which could end badly as it depended heavily on his followers' loyalty and the wisdom to see his intention but it ended well thus ensuring a period of peace. The female MC's fate is even more impressive. I doubt he intended or predicted such an end for her. From the daughter of a poor persecuted fisherman, she became the Empress Dowager Regent of the empire. Again, he took a gamble with her when he rescued her when she was a child and accepted her choice to live under a male guise in his sect. It was due to his bond with the Emperor that she was not put to death when her identity was discovered and was made a high rank royal consort in order to protect her. Over all, a good watch. A Familiar Stranger, Chinese period drama This one is fast pace and gets to the point though I'm amused to read a reviewer giving it a 7.5 and complained that it focused heavily on romance. As if most of the Chinese dramas do not revolve around romance??? The relationship between the male MC and female MC is uneasy. It is difficult for him to trust her because she's the daughter of the prime minister, an enemy, whom he was forced to marry because it's the Emperor's wish. Additionally, he knows the PM intends to use her to remove a vital piece of evidence in his possession. However, he would find she is not what he expected. His instinct tells him he could trust her and he has to find out if it's true. A good tale with the right interjection of humour. I finished this drama. New Life begins, Chinese period drama Story is set in a land divided into nine regions of different biomes and cultures. Xin Chuan won the tussle for supremacy and the pact was signed for peace and cooperation. Every year, the other eight regions have to send potential maidens to marry the noble scions of Xin Chuan. The show started off well with humour. Not the cheesy overboard kind of humour. Xiao Wei of Jin is confident that she will fail the selection and intentionally makes herself out to be stupid and uncouth so she would be sent home quickly. Her search for food to satiate her hunger sent her into a clash with the sixth lord of Xin Chuan; she sneakily ate all his lunch when he needed food to offset an upset stomach. Additionally, she managed to tear part of his clothes to shreds. Thinking she would be sent home after such a fracas, instead, she found herself married to the sixth lord and she couldn't say no without causing a political fall out.
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Post by Energizer Bunny 211 on Jul 20, 2024 13:58:14 GMT
Edit: PS: I didn't know about deaths on the Marco Polo cast. That's interesting, I liked that show too. I just figured it was obscenely expensive to make. Yes, it was costly. Marco Polo was Netflix's answer to HBO's Game Of Thrones, and thus it did become insanely expensive- especially shooting locations. It was not well-received but I, my family and many people we know who watched it really enjoyd it, and yet it "failed to make a cultural impact" (whatever that means). But when the news first broke of the cancelation, the first articles that anyone reported on were untimely, yet also unrelated the deaths of several Production Crew members...which would make it difcult to film. So, I guess, rather than continue this insanely expensive show that Critics hate and go through the struggle of hiring/training/catching up new Crew....they just decided to can it. screenrant.com/marco-polo-netflix-game-of-thrones-replacement-canceled/More current searches for the Show say nothing about deaths of any Cast or Crew........So perhaps that was just click-bait to stir up the masses. Cancelation points to expenses.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2024 2:13:04 GMT
On episode 4 of Those About to Die and I am officially upping the boobs-per-hour counter from between Rome and Spartacus to, no, it's basically Spartacus. Plus side is it's still pretty good.
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Post by rewindbutton on Jul 21, 2024 11:22:39 GMT
The Boys S4: Okayish, but not as good as it used to be. Good've used a better plot, and maybe tone down the politics a bit.
The Acolyte S1: I thought it was terribad and horrendous. No plot, no story arc, and an abysmal script. None of that for me, thank you.
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Post by Obsidian Gryphon on Jul 21, 2024 13:35:59 GMT
New Life Begins, Chinese period drama I'm in the binge watching phase so I finished this very enjoyable period drama. Eternal Love, Chinese period fantasy drama The setting is the realm of the lower / higher immortals. The female MC is Bai Qian, the youngest daughter of the Fox Immortals. The male MC is Ye Hua, the son and heir of the Heavenly Emperor. In order to foster better ties between the two tribes, the two are betrothed. To have Bai Qian increased her training and cultivation, for her fate is to ascend as a High Immortal, Zhe Yan, a friend of the family sent her to Mo Yan, the God of War. I'm not fond of a title that's obviously about romance but I took a look at the first ep and found it's not bad so I continued. Thus far, it's enjoyable. I think Chinese directors preferred to film such dramas during winter because it seems every time I watch this genre, everybody's breaths is foggy which meant the film set is cold as ice!!! I don't understand the rationale behind this other than nobody's makeup would be weeping in the cold. I've to give kudos to the actors and actresses because they had to bear the cold wearing such thin costumes during filming.
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